Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has announced that former De Beers CEO Bruce Cleaver and former JSE CEO Nicky Newton-King have been appointed as independent nonexecutive directors with effect from July 22. Cleaver, who has commercial and mining experience, will serve as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee and Newton-King will serve as a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee.